To Infinity and Beyond {The Darlington Family Blog}: January 2012

BUCKET LIST

1. Get Married--July 11, 2009

2. Look down the Grand Canyon

3. Become a Mom--soon to be

4. Learn Spanish

5. NEVER ( or maybe) swim with the Dolphins!

6. Learn to Scuba Dive and practice in the Great Barrier Reef

7. Eat Fish and Chips in an English Pub (In England)--Dec. 2009

8. Eat Broughtworst in Germany

9. Pet a Koala in Australia and don't get bitten

10. Take the perfect picture of a Hawaiian sunset

11. Go to Guam and retrace my childhood footsteps

12. Take a gondola ride in Venice before it sinks

13. Drive a scooter around Rome

14. Attend a bullfight in Spain

15. Eat a baguette under the Eiffel Tower--June 2008

16. Stroll along the Seine River in Paris--June 2008

17.Attend the Super Bowl or at least one professional football game--Sept. 2008

18. Be a stay a home mom and NOT work (at least for a little while)--currently doing this one

19. Move out of VA if only for one year --2011 (moved to Miami)

20.Dress up for every halloween my whole life no matter what!

21. Try to ride a motorcycle

22. Go to Disney World and be sure to say "I'm going to Disney World" before I do

23. Stomp grapes/visit a winery --May 2011 (attended one in Napa California!)

24. Spend too much money in Vegas or win too much money--Jan 2011 (lost that money)

25. Get "remarried" in Vegas

26. Revisit Crazy Horse and bring home a rock

27. Drink too much beer at a Nascar Race

28. Attend the Olympics and cheer on team USA

29. Write a book and get it Published

30. Visit all 50 States and take an awesome picture in each

31. Ride in a hot air ballon and don't fall out

32. Live to see my 50th Wedding Anniversary

33. Graduate from College--August 2006

34. Keep up with all my random collections (sand, smashed pennies, starbucks mugs)

35. Witness a fight at a professional Hockey Game--Jan. 2009

36. Take some dam pictures at the Hoover Dam--Jan. 2011

37. Go on a road trip and visit some of those 50 States

38. See the Cliffs of Moher on the Western side of Ireland and kiss the Blarney Stone while I'm there again.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Painting for the Baby's room

I decided on a theme for the baby's room. The main color is going to be orange. (Other 2nd colors will be white/black/sky blue.) I wanted to use lions primarily, but then when I started painting I decided to include a few other African type animals in the wall art.